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''King Charles III'' is a 2014 play in blank verse by Mike Bartlett. It made its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre, London, in April 2014 and centres on the accession and reign of King Charles III, the possible regnal name of the real Charles, Prince of Wales, and limiting the freedom of the press after the News International phone hacking scandal. ==Production history== Its premiere production was at the Almeida Theatre from 10 April to 31 May 2014, with previews from 3 April, directed by Rupert Goold. Charles was played by Tim Pigott-Smith, whilst the cast also includes Margot Leicester as Camilla,〔Sarah Hemming, ("''King Charles III'', Almeida Theatre, London" ), ''Financial Times'' (London), April 11, 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014〕 Oliver Chris as Prince William, Lydia Wilson as Catherine, Richard Goulding as Prince Harry, Adam James as prime minister and Nicholas Rowe as leader of the opposition.〔Charles Spencer, ("''King Charles III'', review: 'spectacular, gripping and wickedly entertaining'" ), ''Telegraph'' (London), 11 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014〕 A typical performance ran for two hours and 45 minutes, including one interval.〔 The production transferred to the West End's Wyndham's Theatre in September 2014 for an initial three-month run, later announcing an extension to the end of January 2015. Due to sustaining a broken collar bone, Tim Pigott Smith was replaced for 5 weeks by Miles Richardson. Following its West End run the play began a UK Tour at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with Robert Powell in the role of Charles, ending with a run at the Sydney Theatre Company making it's Australian premiere in March 2016. The play transferred to Broadway for a limited engagement with the original London cast, running at the Music Box Theatre from 1 November until 31 January 2016, following previews from 10 October 2015.〔Staff. ("The Verdict: Read Reviews for Olivier Award Winning 'King Charles III' on Broadway" ) Playbill, 1 November 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「King Charles III (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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